February 24, 201411 yr seems it's going to be an album of buskira. she's evidently making a STATEMENT OF INTENT with that guitar DOMINATING the record sleeve and i won't have any part in it, no thank you. Well she has stated pretty openly that this album is going to be back to her rock roots. Empire wouldn't have really sounded out of place on Donde Estan Los Ladrones, Laundry Service or Oral Fixation. Like I said in the other post, I'm not really here for that either. The She Wolf album was criminally underrated and I feel like if it was more successful we wouldn't necessarily be getting this sonic regression.
February 25, 201411 yr Empire is utterly brilliant. What an awesome vocal and that post chorus in particular delivers chills. Really getting excited for this album now. Dare (La La La) is one of the official World Cup theme songs.
March 19, 201411 yr Dare is out there. Standard cheap RedOne-esque song but that chorus is undeniable. Sounds like a potential song of the summer, especially with the World Cup exposure. Edited March 19, 201411 yr by ▲▲▲
March 19, 201411 yr http://redcarpetstar.tumblr.com/post/80063...a-from-upcoming It's a bit of a smash.
March 19, 201411 yr Wow, 'Dare (La La La)' is brilliant. It deserves to smash. (Does she keep saying 'lego' btw?) Can't find the album though.
March 19, 201411 yr The One Thing sounds like Taylor Swift doing the soundtrack to 10 Things I Hate About You.
March 19, 201411 yr Wow, 'Dare (La La La)' is brilliant. It deserves to smash. (Does she keep saying 'lego' btw?) Can't find the album though. :lol: I was thinking the same thing.
March 19, 201411 yr I've got to say... I think this is Shakira's worst album. Can't Remember To Forget You - My opinion on this hasn't really changed; great verses, terrible chorus. Empire - A good song but I don't think this is actually as great as everyone makes out, I think it's lacking a melody that's as epic as its production. You Don't Care About Me - Not heard Dare - Ok, so this is amazing. The production is top notch and I think it's got enough influences from other genres like Kuduro to not sound generic or dated. The lyrics are basic but have that tinge of ridiculousness that could only be Shakira. The melody of the verses is kind of jarring but in a good way. I feel like this is already the song of the summer. Cut Me Deep - Not bad and this will probably grow. It starts off very authentic but then descends into 90s style No Doubt and ends sounding quite dated. 23 - Oh my god...this lyrics are just awful....they're like a gushing love letter hashed into a sickly guitar ballad. The One Thing - This has potential but like much of the album sounds really dated. This is lacking that Dr Luke touch to give this that modern feeling, so like someone else points out, it sounds pretty Avril. Listen to Taylor Swift - 22 and imagine this with that slick pop sound. It would be so much better. Medicine - Hmmm...not sure about this. I love country but this seems to be lacking a strong melody. Maybe it's a grower. Also, I don't know if Blake and Shakira's voices blend that well - Shakira has a very full sounding voice whereas Blake sounds quite whiny. Spotlight - Terrible. Sounds like the soundtrack of an early 00s high school movie. Maybe this could've been saved by a better production... I feel like they were going for that Demi Lovato sound but it's a fine line between that and sounding cheesy and dated. This is definitely on the wrong side of that. Broken Record - Not horrendous and I think this might be a grower. There are some really nasty vocal traits on this though. Loca Por Ti - I couldn't even finish this. So boring. That Way - Kind of nice but doesn't hold a torch to her other piano ballads...Tu, La Pared and Lo Que Mas are all far superior to this. Chasing Shadows - Good. But possibly sounds too 80s... Sounds like something Little Boots could've written. Overall, I can't get over how dated this album sounds. Sale El Sol was a bit of a mess of an album but it had a few high points - Devocion, Gordita, Rabiosa, Antes De Las Seis, Lo Que Mas - while I feel that Dare is this album's only true high point. Edited March 19, 201411 yr by Ashley
March 20, 201411 yr Hmmm, I'm unsure on this album right now. CRTFY is MILES ahead of everything on there. Dare is pretty amazing too though, very catchy and I'd quite like it as the next single.
March 24, 201411 yr I LOVE Shakira, but she hasn't had a big enough hit to be releasing this album right now... I love Empire <3
March 25, 201411 yr Has she had a personality transplant? Empire was Tori-esque, The One Thing sounds like Taylor Swift, Spotlight sounds like Avril, or Wheatus :lol: I do really like the album but it's so different to any of her others, it's so much less quirky and more Westernised.
March 25, 201411 yr I LOVE Shakira, but she hasn't had a big enough hit to be releasing this album right now... I love Empire <3 thank you for the link!
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